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The book is divided in two sections; section one contains papers, which analyze the conceptual framework of Corporate Social Responsibility. The unique feature of this book is the case studies on different aspects of CSR presented in section Two. The cases focus on such segments as education, healthcare and environment, among others. It is for the first time that-under the aegis of UNDP-CII-AICTE-MDI- the business schools in the country participated in preparing cases from various industries focusing on the process and decision making content implicit in the introduction, implementation and evaluation of various facets of Corporate Social Responsibility. The cases are illustrative and they will help in identifying further areas of research. The teaching notes have been developed by the individual authors, and will be available on request.

This book has been written with the specific objective of meeting adequately the requirements of all those students who are required to study: "Business Ethics and Professional Values" as one of the subjects in their B.B.A., M.B.A.,M.COM, Professional diploma or degree courses of the Indian Universities and Institutes of Management, Commerce, Engineering, Law and Technology. The important features of this book are: The first fourteen chapters are developed to a lucid explanation of various aspects of 'Business Ethics'. Chapter XV is entirely devoted to 'Professional Values'. At the end, an exhaustive 'Question Bank' is provided.

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The book provides background material to various environmental problems. It surveys a range of topics from sustainable development and ecological imperatives to strategies for managing environmental issues in business. The problem of pollution, waste management, biological diversity and forest management have been analysed in the light of laws and international conventions and treaties. The book brings out the realities about the damage being inflicted on the environment and our exploitive attitude to nature. It concludes with discussion and debate about values in nature and touches upon the subject of metamorphosis of the whole trajectory of attitudes in modern societies. The book not only forms textual material for students; it is a response to the needs of environmentally conscious executives. The book can also serve as supplementary material for business policy and strategy courses

Case method is an important method of instruction in social sciences, especially in business education. The success of the method is however, critically dependent on the availability of good quality cases, rooted in an environment to which the students can relate themselves. The uniqueness of this publication lies in its character which is in the nature of a Manual, a guide on how to write and use the case method of instruction. The first part comprises five chapters which deal with various dimensions of the case method of instruction. The second part comprises eleven comprehensive cases. Taken together, both teachers and students will get a comprehensive understanding of what, why and how of case study method. This book is possibly the only one which has also looked at the method from the perspective of the students. The comprehensive Bibliography and Webliography add substantial value to the publication.

This book, after providing an overview of entrepreneurship, delves into entrepreneurial environment and characteristics of entrepreneur. Business creation has moved a lot from the days of Macro Polo and Schumpeter. No doubt opportunity sensing, idea generation and innovation are at the root of entrepreneurship, the book, after dealing in brief with these aspects, mainly centers around the development of Business Plan and Creation of New Venture. The biggest hurdle the entrepreneurs face is in raising the initial capital needed for the new venture and, therefore, the book introduces the readers to angel and venture capital processes. An attempt has been made to deal in brief the product/service development, as also market development. The book should be useful across the society, especially to the entrepreneurs, who have been bitten by the entrepreneurs, who have been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and wish to establish a new venture.

The book provides a strong foundation in Quantitative Methods for management students who come from different disciplines. It has been designed according to the latest syllabi of the Bharathiar University and Anna University. The book is prepared with utmost care and rules out the necessity of referring any other book as it is self-contained. This book will surely prove to be a good reference book for both the students and teachers.

The book on Strategic Management and Business Policy has been designed considering the problem of students in finding out an easily understandable book covering, by and large, all the related topics. This book presents the fundamental concepts of Strategic Management with current examples and illustrations in simple, lucid and student-friendly manner. The book, along with other topics, covers Business Vision, Mission and Objectives Environmental and Internal Analysis Corporate, Business, Functional, Global and E-Business Strategies Strategic Analysis and Choice Strategy Implementation: Issues Strategic Evaluation and Control Case Study Methodology The main feature of this book is a comprehensive coverage of popular analytical frameworks, such as: SWOT Analysis Porter's Five Forces Model Ansoff's Product / Market Grid Value Chain Analysis BCG Matrix In addition, concepts like core competence, competitive advantage, customer-driven strategy, etc., are elaborated extensively in

The book focuses on understanding the Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship from various perspectives. It highlights the role and importance of HR practices and entrepreneurship in the changing business scenario. The book contains some of the selected papers presented at the Nirma International Conference on Management (NICOM 2009) held in January, 2009, at the Institute of Management, Nirma University of Science and Technology, Ahmedabad, on the theme of 'Strategic Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship in the Changing Business Scenario'. The contents of the book have been organized under eight sections viz., Managing Corporate & Workforce Performance; Talent Acquisition & Management; Organizational Culture & Dynamics of Change; Value Based Management & Ethical Issues; Managerial Creativity & Organizational Growth; HRM, Culture & Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education & Training.

Understanding of laws which govern the business system is of paramount importance for the students of business. Therefore, the study of law is included in the syllabi of management institutions. This book has been prepared with a conscious effort to meet in full measure the requirements of not only the students but also for the working managers. The book offers a working account of appropriate business laws. Also, it provides in-depth analysis supplemented by practical observations and numerous examples in the problematic areas. The emphasis all through is on clarity and the way the law operates on a day-to-day basis for business. Extensive case laws have been carefully presented and analysed with quotations from frequently cited judgements. The book aims at providing complete clarity for the beginner, and such simplicity of exposition which makes the text practically self-teaching. Further, the textual material is concise and to the point, providing essential information.

This book is endowed with an extensive outlook on Airport operations, planning, market and competition, capacity optimization, slots, financial, commercial, pricing, delays, congestions, privatization, economic regulation and international trade services. All these chapters are scrupulously exemplified with paradigm and highlight a rich picture of the global airport environment scenario. It is highly valuable to aviation educators and students as well as airport personnel. Further the book is an essential resource for understanding the fundamentals as well as current developments in policy and practice in airport management.

Microeconomics focuses on individual units like a consumer, a producer, a firm/industry, a commodity, etc. It analyses the behaviour of one market variable at a time. In microeconomics, the commodity markets are divided into perfect competitive markets and imperfect markets. 'Microeconomic Theory and Application (Part II)' deals with imperfect markets thet are boardly classified into monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Apart from this, the book also deals with the concept of factor pricing and its various aspects, in detail. This book supplements the classroom teaching and has been developed as per the syllabus of BCom (Hons) II year course of the University of Delhi. The book would prove to be equally useful for all microeconomics courses at the graduation level across all the universals in India.

The concept of Microeconomics revolves around the behaviour of market. The answers of questions such as, how prices are determined and what leads to change in the prices so determined, provide the subject matter of microeconomics. This book is an effort to bring together all the related topics in a careful manner. The book provides an extensive approach towards the concepts of demand and supply, product pricing, elasticity of demand and supply, marginal utility, etc. The book is divided into twelve chapters. It has been developed keeping in view the requirements of graduate level students, as the book covers the syllabus of microeconomics, as prescribed for the BCom (Hons) I year course of the Delhi University. The book is written with the objective to supplement the classroom teaching. It has been written in a manner as if lectures are being delivered. Given at the end of each chapter are the University examination questions, with solutions to the numerical questions at the end of the

This book is an attempt to assist students who have little or no prior knowledge of the subject. The book presents the text explaining the principles of managerial economics in a candid manner. The emphasis of the book is on relating principles of microeconomics at the firm level and discusses basic techniques in managerial economics, demand and supply, elasticity of demand and supply, demand forecasting, production analysis, cost analysis, profit analysis, input-output analysis, investment decisions, market analysis and price determination under different market structures, pricing methods and approaches, theories of firm, business decision under risk and uncertainty, advertising, effects of taxation, location decision etc. at length. The book has been written in a simple and reader friendly style. The students as well as the working managers will find it an effective tool for making decisions on micro-economic problems.

Written specifically for undergraduate students, this textbook, while complying strictly with the UGC syllabus, gives the statutory backdrop for attaining a proper perspective of the subject. All the major environmental issues, whether national or international, are dicussed. The book covers the cumulative effects of exploitation of the Earth's resources - whether forest, marine, riverine, or mineral-based - and lays the foundations of environmental management. In stressing on the inter-connectivity between all living things, this book joins the ranks of a larger body of literature typied by Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring that highlights the role of individuals and responsible Corporates in saving the Earth aand its inhabitants. Students from diverse backgrounds - Arts, Science and Humanities - would be able to grasp the environmental concepts through study of this book.

This book offers an incisive analysis of the series and models of Corporate Governance. It provides an overview of the seminal reports on major issues in corporate governance in India and abroad. It provides an exhaustive backdrop in India with regard to the public and private sector enterprises in India. Apart from India experience, the work also incorporates some international perspectives of corporate governance through select case studies. The book would be of interest to the corporate leaders, regulators, public policy makers, researchers, scholars connected to comparative studies on the functioning of modern corporations as well as participants of postgraduate programmes in economics, business management, political science, public administration and other areas.

This book is an eye opener for people having interest in knowledge management and knowledge management systems in modern organizations. This book covers ideas, models, conceptual papers and case studies covering the whole globe through the lenses of authors of different continents. For good governance and effective management of public systems, the authors have developed knowledge management processes, models and systems that can have universal appeal and applicability. The book has sixteen, well researched, thought provoking papers and case studies from India, Europe, Brazil and USA. The judicious mix of conceptual papers and case studies will help the students/ managers to understand and internalize the process and stages of knowledge management from different countries. It will also make them visualize the practice of knowledge management across the diverse organizations and countries.

Organizational excellence is a sustainable competitive advantage that enables a business to survive against any competition over a long period of time. The organizations that remain excellent for long periods have certain common traits for they devote more resources and energy on some key areas. 'Key Drivers of Organizational Excellence' is a pertinent issue in the fiercely competitive business environment being faced by every firm in every business sphere. Many firms are preoccupied with performance indicators, but fail to focus on and manage performance drivers. The distinction is critical. Key drivers produce performance and key indicators measure performance. It is the alignment of the five drivers that is Organizational Culture, Strategy, Processes, Structure and People that matters most. The best results are produced when there is an organizational culture that aligns and motivates people; an effective strategy that delivers value in response to the prorities of client

This book provides a comprehensive review of essential HRM and IR concepts and practices, in order to provide rich insight into the vast and rapidly evolving subject of human resource management. Considering the intensity competitive nature of contemporary business, this textbook pays attention to the application of human resource management tools, techniques and approaches in solving human resource issues and problems in organizational settings and situations to help the present day students to become effective managers of tomorrow. The book has been primarily designed as a textbook for the postgraduate management students. It comprehensively covers the syllabi of various Indian management institutes and universities. It would serve as a valuable teaching aid and repertoire of knowledge resource for the faculty. Professional managers and consultants would find this book highly informative and would act as catalyst in fostering and leveraging human resource management systems and strat

This book has been prepared keeping in mind the holistic approach of global business. It is a collection of research papers presented by V K Gautam, B S Bhandari, S M Anas Iqbal, Vivek Kapre, during the International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Business. The book has been divided into six sections. The first section comprehensively covers the types of environmental forces predominant in the world and their impact in terms of opportunities and challenges for the global business. The second section deals with the issues related to logistics in today's highly competitive world. The third section elaborates the approaches related to forex and treasury management. Under the forth section, many eminent authors have discussed SEZ, as it was introduced in 2005 and gave a big thrust to export and Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) inflow in the Indian Economy. The fifth section is about the studies on WTO's role in developing countries with special reference to